Metering panel-board.



A. C. NICWILLIAMS.

ME'TEHING PANEL BOARD. APPucM'ioN FILED APR.25, 1910.

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@Wa/enfer' rality of groups of fixed crossed conductors,

the conductors running one way being for the meter circuits and those running across them being "for the consumption circuits, said conductors being adapted to be electricallylconnected at their points of crossing, and means for electrically energizing said conductors, all. the conductors of a group being normally `of the same polarity and the conductors of one group being of a different polarity from the conductors of another group.

2. A metering panel board having groups of permanent crossed conductors, substantially all of the conductors of a group being of the same polarity and differing in pola ri ty from the conductors of another group,

the conductors running one way being for.4

the meter circuits and those running across them being for the consumption circuits, said conductors having means for electrically connecting them at their points of crossing, a bus bar and means for connecting it to a plurality of the said consumption circuitsv` said bus bar being arranged crosswise of a plurality of said groups beyond the ends thereof.

3. A metering panel board having crossed permanent yconductors arranged in a plurality of groups, substantially all of the conductors of a group being of the same pluralitv and differing in polarity from thel conductors of another group, the conductors running one way being for the meter circuits, those running across them being for the consumption circuits, means for electri-` cally connecting said crossing conductors at the points of crossing, a bus bar extending across two or more of said groups and being located slightly beyond the ends of said groups, and means for connecting said bus bar to a plurality of the consumption cir cuits to thereby complete the circuit through them.l

4. A'metering panel board having crossed permanent conductor bars arranged in a plurality of groups, substantially all of the bars of a group being of the' same polarity and differing in polarity :from the bars of another group, each group consisting of vertically arranged meter bars and horizontally arranged consumption circuit bars, means for electrically connecting said bars at their vpoints of crossing, and horizontally arranged bus bars located slightly beyond the ends oi the meter bars adapted to be electrically connected to the consumption circuits.

5. A metering panel .board having stationary crossed conductors segregated into two groups substantially all of the conductors of a group being of the same polarity`v and the adjacent groups being of different polarity, and said conductors being' adapted to be electrically connected at their points of crossing, and a bus bar whereby the circuits may be energized.

6. A. metering lpanel board having. rstationary conductors segregated into three groups each ofdierent polarity, one grou of conductors constituting bus bars and eac of lthe -other groups comprising crossed permanent lconductors adapted to be electrically connected at their points of crossing, the conductors' running one Way being for the meter circuits, and 'those running across them being for the consumers circuit.

7. The combination with a meter bar and a circuit bar having a screw socket, of means for connecting said bars, said connecting i means comprising a bushing of conducting mate/rial adapted to screw into Lthe socket'of the circuit bar, a fuse plug adapted to screw into said bushing to make contact therewith on the outside of 'the plug, a block of in' sulating ymaterial axiallyarranged Withinsaid bushing and aconnecting element passing axially through said blockl and adapted to make electrical contact with the center of said fuse plug and with the adjacent meter bar.

8. The combination vwith a meter bar and a circuit bar having a screw socket,-of means' connecting said bars, said connecting means comprising a bushing of conducting material adapted to screw into the socket of the circuitibar, a fuse plug adapted to screw into said bushing to make contact therewith on the outside of the plug, a block of insulating material axially arranged Within said bushing and a connecting element passing axially through said block and adapted to make electrical contact with the center of said fuse plug and with the adjacent meter bar, there being play in an axial direction between said connecting element and said block of insulating material-for accommodating circuit bars of different dimensions.

9. A metering panel board adapted for a three Wiresystem of distribution, said board having permanent parallel meter bars arranged in two groups, a set of consumption circuit bars of one polarity crossing one group of meter bars, a second set of consumption circuit bars of another polarity crossing the other, groupof meter bars, and a bus bar spaced apart from theother bars,

'i said bus bar being for the remaining sides of the consumption circuits, the bars of different polarities being therefore grouped from each other to minimize the danger of short circuiting.

10. n a connector, the combination of a conductor, a fuse plug adapted to screw thereinto for making contact therewith on the outside of said plug, a nut adapted to contact the center ol" said fuse plug, a bolt screwing into said nut and a block of insulating material through which the shank scribed my name in the presence of two Wit of said bolt passes, said block having a remesses. cess adapt-ed to receive the head of said bolt w and prevent rotation thereof, and the head ARTHUR L MGWVLLAMS' of said bolt being adapted. to make electrical l/Vitnesses: Contact with theremaining Conductor. HOWARD M. Cox,

In witness whereof, I have hereunto sub- MARGARET D. Roma. 

